Chauliognathus tricolor
| Chauliognathus tricolor | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Cantharidae |
| Genus: | Chauliognathus |
| Species: | C. tricolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Chauliognathus tricolor Castelnau, 1840
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Chauliognathus tricolor, the tricolor soldier beetle, is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It has a flattened body between 6 and 16 millimeters long with a prominent red-orange prothorax behind the black head. The abdomen is yellow-orange but is mostly obscured by the metallic olive green elytra.[2][7][8]
Distribution
It is found in Eastern Australia, South Australia and the southwest part of Western Australia.[1]
Gallery
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Chauliognathus tricolor
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Chauliognathus tricolor
References
- ^ a b "Species: Chauliognathus tricolor". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ^ a b "Chauliognathus tricolor (Tricolor soldier beetle) - NatureMapr Australia". naturemapr.org. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ^ "Chauliognathus tricolor - Insects of Tasmania: Coleoptera".
- ^ "Morwell National Park - Species - Chauliognathus tricolor". morwellnp.pangaean.net. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ^ "Tricolor Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus tricolor) - Woodlands Historic Park".
- ^ "Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus tricolor)". Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ^ "Tricolor Soldier Beetle - Chauliognathus tricolor". www.brisbaneinsects.com. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ^ "Chauliognathus tricolor - Insects of Tasmania: Coleoptera".
Further reading
- Delkeskamp, Kurt (1977). Cantharidae. Coleopterorum Catalogus Supplementa, pars 165, fasc. 1. Dr. W. Junk bv Publishers. ISBN 90-6193-433-8.
External links
- Media related to Chauliognathus tricolor at Wikimedia Commons